How do you know if you’re depressed?

Take away your sugar, your caffeine, your alcohol & your nicotine and you will wake up with suicidal thoughts every day, too. #911Memorial #MandalayBayMassacre

Jedi Rich Lightowler is an addiction recovery expert with over 30 years of occupational experience.

Until you learn to deal with your depression.

Depression hits many of us at an early age. But we don’t know it. Because many of started drinking caffeine at an early age. Caffeine will mask the symptoms of depression. Caffeine is in the drug class called “stimulants”. The opposite of a stimulant is called a “depressants.” Doctors prescribe stimulants for patients who suffer from depression, anxiety and obessive compulsive disorders, which are all connected.